As reported by USNI News,the USS Essex quietly deployed last Tuesday, 10 July. [Essex Amphibious alert Group Quietly Deployed on Tuesday with Marine F-35s] The lack of “fanfare” was for “reasons of operational security”, and according to USNI sources. The USS Essex is carrying the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and their F-35s. However,this isn’t the first time a US Navy ship named USS Essex made headlines. There were 5 ships named USS Essex in U.
S. Navy history. Starting with the 32-gun sailing frigate commissioned in 1799. On 9 December 1813, the sailors of USS Essex staged a mutiny. Luckily, or CAPT Porter... Read the rest of this entry »
Source: navalhistory.org